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May 11th Dispatch

"Buffalo Bill" Cody has charge of the
local end of the cowboy race from Chadron,
Neb., to Chicago. He will present the prizes
to the winners, consisting of $1,000, offered
by the originators of the race; $500, by himself,
and numerous other trophies. Among
the noted riders who will compete
are Emil Allright, Sam Beli,
of Deadwood; Pete Shaughran and
Nick Jones (half breed), of Pine
Ridge; Jim Murphy, of Eagle Pass, Tex.;
Sam Tyler, of Kingfisher, Okla.; Dynamite
Jack, of Crawford, Neb.; Snake Creek Tom.
of Snake Creek, Wyo.; Rattlesnake Pete, of
Crete, Col.; Cock-eyed Bill, of Mauville,
Wyo.; He Dog and Spotted Wolf, Sioux,
from Rosebud Agency, and Also Miss
Emma Hutchinson, the noted female rider of
Denver.